Attendance at Australian Rules football: A panel study

Abstract

The demand for Australian Rules football is examined using data on attendance at individual matches played between 1981 and 1986. An estimation methodology which is appropriate for a dynamic model with panel data is adopted and it is found that attendance at football is price inelastic and an inferior good. The effect of habit in consumption behaviour, stadium size, uncertainty of outcome and team success are also shown to be important determinants of attendance. 'Some people are really into football. Others see it as relaxation. I see it as like running the bloody country… '. © 1992, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.